Postcard from Bishkek

During August 2014 the range of topics covered in the postcards included the following topics:

• Endangered plants – The species of Flora found in Kyrgyzstan considered to be “at risk”  – 01/08/14
• Alice in Wonderland – The weekly postcard reviewing events in Kyrgyzstan – 02/08/14
• The times … they are a changing!   – some of the changes between now and twenty years ago – 03/08/14
• SSCEC – The State Service for Combatting Economic Crimes –  – 04/08/14
• Svetofor – On the International Day of Traffic Lights …  – 05/08/14
• What’s wrong with being Second?  – Those who come second are often overlooked … but that can be so unfair – 06/08/14
• I wanna tell you a story …  – “the best form of advert is to tell a story” – 07/08/14
• International Day of Mountaineering – Dehn Alpinism – With over 90% of the country classified as mountainous … you’d have thought we’d make much more of this particular day – 08/08/14
• Reluctantly independent –   The weekly postcard reviewing events in Kyrgyzstan – 09/08/14
• To publish, or not to publish … that is the question. – An article in the San Francisco Chronicle gave me a dilemma …  – 10/08/14
• Karavshin – A remote region with dramatic landscapes – 11/08/14
• Porridge – Tuesday was the professional holiday for workers in the correctional systen – 12/08/14
• Is that the Batmobile? – “Da da da da da da da da … Batman!” … here in Bishkek? – 13/05/14
• Across the border – Almaty – It was once the capital of Kazakhstan … it’s still Kazakhstan’s second city … and it’s just across the border – 14/08/14
• The Karakoram Highway (KKH) – Back in 1997, this was not only a prestigious tour, but it as our first tour … and it was pretty special – 15/08/14
• The King is dead … Long live the King! – The weekly postcard reviewing events in Kyrgyzstan – 16/08/14
• Our Premier Tour – A description of our First and Premier Tour … along the Karakoram Highway  – 17/08/14
• Elevations – Altitudes can be important  – 18/08/14
• The Zoological Museum – One of Bishkek’s small specialist museums – 19/08/14
• Not exactly an easy instrument to play … – The Komuz – it’s not exactly an easy instrument to play – 20/08/14
• Kto posledni? … Who’s last? – A useful phrase to learn … I wonder why it’s not in all the phrase books – 21/08/14
• Hopscotch – A traditional children’s game finds its way onto Bishkek’s streets  – 22/08/14

There were no later posts this month because I was taken ill with Appendicitis, and was hospitalized and later underwent a period of recuperation.